The Leaky Cauldron/Archive 3

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Aaliyyah had Apparated outside the Leaky Cauldron on the Diagon Alley side, making sure it was out of sight of Muggles. As she flattened out her skirt and messed with some of her curls, she entered the pub with an overly professional vibe for a seventeen year old. When she looked around, she noticed that it wasn't incredibly full which she was both pleased and disappointed to see.

Aaliyyah's eyes landed on a girl who was looking at her, perhaps even staring. The witch straightened her shoulders and waved with a delicate smile gracing her lips. Briefly, she waited to see if she would be welcomed over there before she approached with her small heels clicking against the ground. "Is it okay if I sit here?" she asked, thick accent and all. "I can't say I have very many friends in England yet...and you looked nice enough," she explained, although she knew she didn't need to.

"Technically, Morocco, but my mother is from Egypt," she said, still smiling as she slid into the booth. Immediately, she flattened out her skirt and blouse. It was then that she realized she had left her jacket back at home.

"Well, many things...It seems that my cousin and her husband have started building their family in England instead of back home. My old pen pal, Zayd, is also living here so I've purchased an apartment with him." The Uagadou alumna paused, before nodding in conclusion.

Her puzzled expression should've been enough without explanation, but she voiced her thoughts anyways. "Well, he certainly didn't mention living with a girl...unless you're maybe Albion?" The teenager seemed to be coming to some understanding before she was shaking her head. "He was Head Boy. You were the Head Girl, weren't you?" she asked, obviously just trying to clarify.

She'd smile and nod. "Melinda Bagman." She'd pause. "...and I didn't mean to insinuate we were like...living together, or in any form of romantic relationship. Just friends sharing some common rooms and duties while at Hogwarts."

"Why, I wouldn't have assumed that myself. I highly doubted you were this girl that he has described to me, not like he's written that much about it though," she said, attempting smoothly to keep whatever they did talk about private without giving out too many details on it. "It's an absolute pleasure to have met you, Miss Bagman," she said, "Sorry, Melinda. I'm Aaliyyah Mahmoudi."

A chuckle slipped from her lips, "I hope you don't mean in terms of betrothal. I had another boy for that," she said as she started going through her coin purse to get out money for a water. The topic seemed to be something of a joke to her, no matter how true it was. "My tutor found him and set us up when we were ten and eleven. I don't know how."

Aaliyyah wasn't intimidated nor scared as she looked up at him. Rashida's husband was part-Giant, so she was used to it at this point. "Water, please," she said, putting out more money than was needed for a water.

She'd smile and gesture to the sandwich and soup she had. "I'm still fine, thanks." She'd look back at the other woman. "Sorry...I guess I just assume when a guy and girl are living together..." She'd trail off and shrug.

"No, it doesn't always have to be. Do two homosexual men or women living together mean that they have to be dating?" she asked, but she didn't have an attitude like the words might've suggested. "Nonetheless, if I were to have feelings for him, which I do not, I think they would've popped up years ago."

Aaliyyah was used to having to talk about what she was doing with her life, so she had no problem doing it although she tried to remain modest. "I work at the Ministry of Divine Health, but also volunteer at the Society for Distressed Witches." She paused, "What do you do, Melinda?"

*For a man of his proportions, Bran can move with amazing stealth, and he silently slides the water in front of the visitor without intruding on the flow of conversation, palming the coins without a clink as he glides away.*

Aaliyyah looked over at Bran, smiling and quietly thanking him, before her focus turned back to Melinda. "Oh, it's just an organization to observe and care for the wellness of witches and wizards. We work with St. Mungo's sometimes." she said, smiling, "Then, there's the charity organization that helps poor or troubled witches, to put them both simply."

"No, it isn't it or else my father would character me a traitor," she said, straightening. "I don't know much about St. Mungo's, but it sounds like they more actively treat and hold patients, while we do not. At least, not to the same extent, I don't believe."

"My parents weren't big fans of my decision to move. If I moved only to work at a Ministry when I can easily get into the one in Morocco, then I would definitely get in some sort of trouble," she said, sipping at her water again in hopes of giving her a break from talking.

Aaliyyah nodded, feeling like the other girl now wanted her to leave so she finished up her water. "I do believe I should get going now," she said, not at all disappointed that she hadn't done what she had planned.

Kyle and Blake

Blake had been allowed free roam around Diagon Alley from her parents, on one condition, she came back to the Leaky Cauldron every hour and met up with Daku. What her parents didn't anticipate was Daku having other plans, so Blake just stood in the Leaky Cauldron waiting for Daku.

Blake looked around, looking for Daku, until she saw Kyle, a smile forming on her face as she saw him hid behind people. She quickly went around people to behind him, using some of the skills she learnt back in Australia when her and Lillian did stupid things and sneaked up on kangaroos, getting closer to him. When she was in arm's reach, Blake tapped Kyle on his shoulder.

"Your eyebrow is trying to escape from your head, Kyle. All my family, apart from her, loves being outside and sports and she hates outside and sports. Back in Australia, she would sit inside while Mum and Dad played Quiddtch with everyone else."

"It is sort of both. We use the word bush for forest for some unknown reason and we do walk through bushes to get to that beach. If I said Walkabout and you asked what does it mean, it would have been much easier than to explain what it means."

"We do it more than you think, mainly because England is less of a worry for us."

Eileo

Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna-"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart."– 16:48, April 11, 2017 (UTC)

She was sitting at a table, waiting for Leo. She had her hair braided back, and although she'd changed her outfit about a million times before coming (which had driven Siobhan nuts) she'd settled on a simple skirt, and a nice blouse. But this wasn't a date. It wasn't. Right?

Leo hadn't fancied up even remotely. His hair was a bit messed up, only because he couldn't get it to do what he wanted. His parents had dropped him and his sisters off in Diagon Alley for the day and the moment his sisters had darted off for the shops, he had headed for the Leaky Cauldron. When he slipped inside, he was concerned that he had left Eilis waiting for too long. It seemed like all the color in his face drained as he paled, seeing that she had showed up before him. Quickly, he approached to minimize the amount of time he had been leaving her there to wait, "Hey, Eilis," he said, smiling down at her as he moved to sit down across from her.

Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna-"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart."– 17:01, April 11, 2017 (UTC)

Leo noticed the shyness, but he didn't think it was necessarily unusual. "Sorry if I'm late," he said, looking around to try to find a clock, but there wasn't one that he could find. "I don't want you to think I don't appreciate you coming here, because I do." He paused, "How has your day been going so far?"

Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna-"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart."– 23:22, April 11, 2017 (UTC)

"You're not late," she assured him. "Well..." she nearly told him about making Siobhan all annoyed before realizing that was a tad embarrassing as to why, so she turned a delicate shade of pink before answering hastily, "it's been fine. You?"

"Good, because my sisters were taking forever to get ready. It wasn't that big of an issue compared to how long my dad took," he said, chuckling slightly before settling on a smile. "So far, everything has been going well. I'm not sure if I can totally judge my day yet, even if I kind of asked you to."

Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna-"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart."– 23:41, April 11, 2017 (UTC)

Leo nodded, understanding simply from experience. "So, have you talked to her at all about the Ministry's ball..?" he asked, wanting to know if she was going or not. While he wouldn't tell her this, if she wasn't going to go, then he would more than likely fight against having to.

Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna-"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart."– 12:45, April 14, 2017 (UTC)